Digital Simplicity

Screen and Social Media Habits

Practical limits on screens and feeds.

A Calmer Phone Before Bed

Practical, low-pressure ways to wind down your phone use in the evening, from a charging spot outside the bedroom to a short, repeatable pre-sleep routine.

4 min read

Dealing With the Fear of Missing Out

Understand why the fear of missing out shows up, how feeds amplify it, and a few gentle ways to live with that urge more lightly in everyday life.

4 min read

Grayscale and Other Small Phone Tweaks

A practical rundown of phone settings people try to make a device less engaging, including grayscale, notifications, app limits and more, with honest caveats.

3 min read

Setting Up a Phone-Free Hour

How to carve out one small daily window away from your phone, choose a time that fits your life, and protect it from interruptions and old habits.

4 min read

Social Media Breaks: How to Take One

How to plan a pause from social feeds, from choosing a length and setting it up to handling the urge to check and deciding what to do afterward.

4 min read

Why Endless Scrolling Is Hard to Stop

A general explanation of how feed design keeps people scrolling, why stopping feels hard, and simple, realistic ways to interrupt the habit.

4 min read

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